Silvi Naçi

Silvi Naçi is a queer Albanian artist, educator, researcher, and writer based in Los Angeles. Their practice spans photography, performance, video, textiles, text, and installation, often exploring gender, migration, and cultural identity. They were a resident at Elsewhere Museum in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 2019, where they made the picnic tapestry {Don't} Touch My Flower. The work draws on the flower-patterned fabric from the museum's collection and on their mother's advice. Naçi holds an MFA from CalArts and has exhibited at venues including Manifesta 14 Prishtina and the National Gallery of Art, Tirana. They have also received the Tim Disney Excellence in Storytelling Prize and the Felix Gonzalez-Torres Travel Grant.